Oct 13 Trump backs Giuliani, but some aides wish he would cut ties By Darlene Superville, Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Trump on Saturday stood behind personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, one of his highest-profile and most vocal defenders, amid reports that federal prosecutors in the city Giuliani led as mayor are eyeing him for possible lobbying violations. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 8:02 In impeachment deposition, Yovanovitch links Trump to her ouster Marie Yovanovitch, the former Ukrainian ambassador forced from her position in May, testified on Capitol Hill Friday despite being denied permission to do so by the State Department. In her prepared opening statement, Yovanovitch blasted the Trump administration for leveraging… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 13:22 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s Syria pullout, impeachment politics Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's political news, including President Trump’s attitude toward Kurds in Syria and stance toward Turkey's Syria offensive, testimony from the former U.S. ambassador… Continue watching
Oct 11 Top Pompeo aide resigns, adding to tumult over Ukraine By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The secretary of state's de facto chief of staff, Michael McKinley, announced his retirement after a nearly four-decade career as a diplomat. He did not mention the Ukraine situation that is now at the center of an impeachment probe. Continue reading
Oct 11 Read the full opening statement by former U.S. ambassador Yovanovitch to House committees By Yasmeen Alamiri The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, spoke in a closed-door testimony to three House committees Friday. Continue reading
Oct 11 Sondland’s attorneys say he will testify next week By Associated Press House Democrats subpoenaed the U.S. ambassador to the European Union after the State Department barred him from testifying. Continue reading
Oct 11 Pete Sessions appears to be ‘Congressman 1′ ensnared in Guiliani associates’ indictment By Michael Biesecker, Desmond Butler, Associated Press Former Rep. Pete Sessions, who has been weighing a comeback, is not accused of any wrongdoing. Continue reading
Oct 11 Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine says Trump pushed to oust her By Adam Geller, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch appeared to testify despite the White House's position that no administration officials cooperate with the probe. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 7:17 How 2 arrested Giuliani associates are connected to Trump impeachment inquiry In a surprising twist within the impeachment inquiry of President Trump, two associates of Rudy Giuliani who were to appear before Congress this week were instead arrested at the airport on charges of violating campaign finance law. According to law… Continue watching
Oct 10 Ukraine president says there was ‘no blackmail’ in call with Trump By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he only learned after his July 25 phone call with Trump that the U.S. had blocked hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine. Continue reading